Hello friends!
It's been several weeks since we left Zimbabwe and I thought I would update you on how some of my studies are doing. I keep in contact with them all via an application called Whatsapp. The time difference makes it a wee bit harder but not impossible for a small chat on what they are going over this week and if they feel it makes since. They also rat on the poor sisters if for some reason they miss a study... 😁
Victoria, who we kind of stole from another sister who moved out of the territory, has sadly relocated to South Africa for the time being for work. She was able to come to a meeting with us and I think made it to memorial with the original sister who studied with her. She is hoping to be able to move back to Zim about the time I'll be flying back in. Victoria, who's birth name is Forget, is very good at contacting me when she has a question about something she needs to make a descion on, we then go over scriptures that will help her make the best choice. The last one was on bride prices and marriage, if she can get a stable job I foresee her hitting the truth full force.
Trish. This is the young girl I started a study with at the market. We text almost every week, normally her asking when I am coming back.. We were in the Goodnews brochure but I had a sister start the Bible Teach book with her just as I left. As a parting gift I gave her the new world translation bible and we go back and forth over scriptures that she and I find encouraging or interesting. It's still amazes me how much the people over there just eat up the bible, they would love to just do bible reading with us if we asked them. We truly take for granted the written word and how assessable it is. Many still do not have their own copy in the language of their choice.
Mercy. Another women who we technically stole from another sister...sort of... The sister moved and never set up someone to continue it. After the third time Mercy asked for us to find the sister assigned to her we just told her we would do it. She attends meetings when she can near her home with her three children. The market place is quite a distance from her home, and they work early morning to late evenings making meeting attendance sporadic at best. They are progressing in the Bible Teach book nicely. She told me she hopes to make at least two of the days for the convention coming up in August. 😆
Some of my return visits I made I also check up on, Olivia (my bakery rv) wants very badly to try out the convention this year. I cheated and spilled some beans to her about what some of the talks are and the releases so as to wet her appetite, now she's asking for me to make sure she gets the information so she can get the day off of work. I have a friend stopping by to invite her and start a short study over her lunch break or Sunday's. I really hope the fire stays burning until I can return early next year.
Another trip is planned and tickets on hold for January 2016 staying a total of five months. I am again taking things to donate so if you have my personal information and you are cleaning house of useful things please let me know, you'd be surprised at what I am taking..
If you have any suggestions or questions for my next trip feel free to let know, if anything earth shattering happens I will write it. I will continue to use this as my means of communication and hopefully my home will have wifi so they can be more frequent. You're welcome mother. 😉
Oh and the missionaries are still stateside but this next month are headed back over, the brother is gaining strength and has a few things under his belt for recovery. Please keep them in your prayers, they wish to stay in their assignment many more years.
Much sisterly love, thanks for listening.
Katie
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